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(No Model.) W. H. WHITMYRE. RING, ROD, AND BAR FOR REPAIRING LEAKS INWATER CLOSET BUWLS Patented July 2,1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEICE. I

WILLIAM H. WHI'IMYRE, OF S'OHENEOTADY, NEW YORK.

RING, ROD, AND BAR FOR REPAIRING LEAKS IN WATER-CLOSET BOWLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,912, dated July 2,1895.

I Application filed March 14,1895. Serial No. 541,777- (Ilo model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WHITMYRE,

a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Schenectady,iu thecounty of Schenectady and State of N ewYork, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Rings, Rods, and Bars for Repairing Leaks inWater- Oloset Bowls; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devicesfor repairing leaks in earthern'water closet bowls when the same becomebroken, as when the horn is broken by the settling of the building orfrom any other cause.

It has for its objects among others to provide a simple device readilyapplied and which may be employed to repair the flush or the vent outletand by which the spud may be used and a tight joint secured.

Other objects and advantages of the inven- 'tion will hereinafterappearand the novel fea tures thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claim. 1

The invention in this instance resides in the peculiar combinations, andthe construction, arrangement and adaptation of parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described, shown in the drawings and then particularlypointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing myimprovements applied in position for stopping a leak. Fig. 2 is aperspective view with the parts shown in their relative positions butdissembled.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both of the views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates awater closet bowl of any well known form of construction,

and A the horn thereof. It is when this horn is broken that my device isbrought into play. This horn has usually secured therein by brim'stone abrass spud B to which the coupling is attached.

0 is a bar or plate or ring adapted to fit upon the inside of the closetbowl as seen in Fig. 1 where parts are broken away to better discloseother parts, and this bar or plate is provided with a central opening 0which is tapered as shown so as to allow of thenecessary movements ofthe rod that passes therethrongh so as to allow the same to swivel tomake it practically self-adjusting to accommodate itself to anyinequalities or any distortion of the parts.

D is a rod adapted to be passed through the opening in the bar or plate0 from the inside of the closet outward through the horn and upon thisrod is placed a packing ring E which is adapted to be seated in thehorn, and on this rod next to this packingis placed the spud B, next towhich is the packing F against the outer face of which bears the ring G,while upon the threaded end of the rod is a nut I-I. With the parts inposition by screwing up the nut the parts are all drawn together and atight joint is formed upon opposite sides of the spud and the closet istight and cannot break again at this point.

What is claimed as new is-- A device for stopping leaksin water closetbowls, consisting of a plate with a tapered hole, a rod passed throughsaid hole and having a threaded end, a spud upon said rod, packing ringsupon opposite sides of said spud, a ring on the rod bearing against theouter packing ring, and a nut on the threaded end of the rod bearingagainst the outer ring, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. WI-IITMYRE. Witnesses:

F. L. SAUTER,

EDWARD G. WHITMYER.

